SB Nation User Blog: Stay Chisel

Bulls Buy Out Tim Thomas.

Stay Chisel — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:42:23 -0000

Bulls Buy Out Tim Thomas.

[From the FanShots. This is all positioning quite well towards a 'we don't have enough assets' Februrary -ed.]

You have to scroll about halfway down:

"The Bulls worked out a buyout with Tim Thomas, which freed up enough money to pay Pargo the biennial exception of $1.99 million for one year. Thomas didn’t figure in the Bulls plans, though the buyout doesn’t affect the expiring contract situation for 2010 with Pargo on a one year deal."

Confirmed at Bulls.com.

Bulls Interested In Nate Robinson?

Stay Chisel — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:25:36 -0000

Bulls Interested In Nate Robinson?

Marc Berman says the Bulls made an inquiry. I'd love to have Nate on the team as the fourth guard, but at what cost?

NCAA alleges major violations in Memphis basketball program under Calipari

Stay Chisel — Thu, 28 May 2009 01:51:39 -0000

NCAA alleges major violations in Memphis basketball program under Calipari

Please not Rose...

"The wording of the report seems to indicate the player in question only competed during the 2007-08 season and specifically the 2008 NCAA tournament."

CBA Question About Possible Offseason Trades for Bosh / Wade / Etc.

Stay Chisel — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:38:22 -0000

The Bulls' recent trades arguably set the team up to make power moves in the 2010 FA market. You would think that if someone like Chris Bosh tells his GM that he's not re-signing that the Raps would look to trade him ASAP. Question: Let's say a miracle happens and the Bulls trade for Bosh this summer. Can the Bulls lock him up to a longer deal or do they have to wait until after the season, risking that he could go elsewhere? I'm hazy on this part of the CBA and am hoping someone knows the answer.

Scottie Pippen is Playing in Russian Celebrity Games

Stay Chisel — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:24:54 -0000

Scottie Pippen is Playing in Russian Celebrity Games

This guy must be seriously broke.

Eddy Curry Suicide Watch

Stay Chisel — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:14:03 -0000

Eddy Curry Suicide Watch

Knicks center Eddy Curry was slapped with a shocking sex-harassment suit Monday by his former driver, who claims the 6-foot-11 hoopster tried to solicit gay sex from him.

The stunning court papers claim Curry, a married father of three, repeatedly approached chauffeur David Kuchinsky "in the nude," allegedly telling him, "Look at me, Dave, look" and "Come and touch it, Dave."

Doug Christie and His Clown Wife Have Plan to Save Wall Street

Stay Chisel — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:00:41 -0000

Doug Christie and His Clown Wife Have Plan to Save Wall Street

This is the most amazing press release ever. Doug Christie is such a humanitarian.

High Season Ticket Renewal Rates?

Stay Chisel — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:33:06 -0000

This is not a post about the team, but more about season tickets. At the end of the season, I read posts here and on other message boards written by season ticket holders saying that they were not going to renew their tickets. Even after the Bulls got the number one pick, I spoke with a number of season ticket holders who said they would not renew. Even after the renewal deadline passed, I called the Bulls and was told that the renewal rate this year was much lower than the alleged 99% renewal rates from previous years.

The Bulls sent letters to season ticket holders this week advising them if their seats improved for the upcoming season. I spoke people with tickets in the 100 and 200 levels who received those letters and nobody improved (myself included). I don't want to sound like a conspiracy theorist, but in light of the anecdotal evidence I had of non-renewals and the Bulls' admission of lower renewal rates, the lack of improvements does not seem to add up. Maybe I'm just talking to the wrong people. Getting to the punchline of this post, did any BABers get to improve their seats?

Bulls Season Ticket Holders Abused

Stay Chisel — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:29:29 -0000

The morning following the Bulls' epic collapse to the Sixers, I open my mailbox and find an envelope from the Bulls. It contains an invoice for the first two rounds of playoff tickets and a notice of a regular season price increase for the the 08-09 season. Your choices are to buy the playoff tickets or cancel next season's tickets. Is this a joke?! Playoff tickets and a price increase?! This team makes me sick.

Skiles' Awful Player Management: Tyrus Edition

Stay Chisel — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:49:46 -0000

As a fan, I want to see the best possible team on the floor. I want to see combinations of players that give us the best possible chance to win. I do not want to see Adrian Griffin starting, and I certainly do not want to see Skiles try to teach Tyrus a lesson via DNP-CD.

Look, I have no illusions that Thomas is going to come in and dominate. But, haven't the Bulls looked a lot better when Thomas or Noah is on the floor? Those guys share some common traits, namely being active around the basket with rebounds, help defense, tips and this "energy" quality that seems to be the buzzword. It seems to me that one of those two players should be on the floor at all times (well, at least most of the time). I'm glad that Noah is getting some burn, but what is going on with Tyrus? Sitting him does not help the team and it does not help him develop.

Looking at the Celtics game, there was no way to get TT in there, even for 12 minutes? Are you kidding me? Deng is a red-hot 6 of 17 and runs for 41 minutes but there's no room for Tyrus? Not that one would sub for the other, but BG shoots 25% and stays on the floor for 39 minutes? The starters play heavy minutes and don't get it done. So, why not go to the complete bench? Oh yeah, Skiles Doghouse Syndrome.

Why am I paying $120 a seat for this?! Honestly, I feel like Skiles' rotations cheat the fans from being able to see the best possible Bulls' team. You want to punish a player? Make him run suicides after practice. Don't take it out on me.